Your Best Resources for Undergraduate Advising
Staff Advisors
The departmental staff advisors are the best resources for detailed advising, questions about curriculum requirements, referrals and annual mandatory advising. Staff advisors can be only be seen on an appointment basis. To schedule an appointment, please use the advising appointment system or email chms-ugadvising@ucdavis.edu.
Ryan Gorsiski
Student Services Manager
3049 Ghausi Hall
chms-ugadvising@ucdavis.edu
530-752-7952
Ryan was born in Petaluma, California and raised in towns around the Bay Area. He is a proud alumni of Sacramento State after transferring from Santa Rosa Junior College. He graduated with a B.S. in Criminal Justice and then with an M.A. in Higher Education Leadership and Policy Studies. He previously worked as an advisor at Sacramento State’s College of Engineering and Computer Science and as the Undergraduate Programs Coordinator for the Chemical Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering Departments at UC Davis. Ryan is passionate to work with Engineering students by providing them with the tools and resources for self-discovery and pursue of their degree. Fun Fact: Ryan owns a one-eyed cat named Odin.
Peer Advisor
Peer Advisors can help explain degree requirements (technical electives, sequence courses, etc.), answer advising questions and concerns especially for standard issues, share their own experiences throughout the degree so far, and help you find resources to help you in your time here!
Anna McClaren
Peer Advisor
3001 Ghausi Hall
chms-ugadvising@ucdavis.edu
Anna is a third-year chemical engineering student from Santa Cruz, CA. She has been at UC Davis since freshman year and has asked so many questions that she chose to become a peer advisor herself to put the knowledge to good use. She has extensive experience examining the chemical and biochemical engineering curriculums and is happy to share her experiences throughout her degree so far and how she got through some of the harder classes. Anna loves chatting with fellow ChemE’s, BioChemE’s, and prospective students who are looking into either major. Fun Fact: Anna’s plants are named: Mordred, Seigfried, Joffrey, Gunter, Flouffry, Trident, and Timmy. Her father stole Mordred.